Cullman Ballet Theatre School - Alabama -
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Published on: 8/10/2008
Last Visited: 8/10/2008
About Elaine Brown Willingham
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Elaine Brown WillinghamElaine Brown Willingham, a native of Cullman, has studied classical ballet from some of the best teachers in the United States and abroad.
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Elaine performed lead roles in full length ballets including Nutcracker, Romeo and Juliet, Giselle, Swan Lake, and Coppelia while touring the southeast with the Alabama Ballet Company.Also, during her association with the Alabama Ballet Company, she studied with the Alabama School of Fine Arts.
While performing in the Southeastern Regional Ballet Festival, Elaine was one of five girls from Alabama to be given summer scholarships to George Balanchine's "School of American Ballet" in New York.
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Elaine was then offered and accepted full scholarship for the next three years.
Elaine performed in New York at Lincoln Center and with Memphis Ballet Company, The International Academy of Dance in Portugal, and Ballet West in Colorado.Elaine has taught at Athens College, Huntsville Ballet School, Snead Junior College, Auburn University, in Paris, France, and Ballet Theatre School since 1972.
Elaine is married to Attorney Dan J. Willingham and has three children: Jason, Anna, and Daniel and three beautiful grandchildren: Clara, Liam, and Esther.